Antique jewelry bow chain with rose branch motives pearls and rose cut diamond

Antique jewelry object group: necklaces
Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it to be of French or Belgian origin.
Style: late-Victorian early Art Nouveau - (styles overview)
Style specifics: The style of this jewel announces the coming of the Art-Nouveau style.
Period: ca. 1870 (events and facts in 1870)
Source of inspiration: Mother nature, see also flower symbolism
Theme: roses - First of all a symbol of love but there are many prophecies, legends and fairy tales made about this beautiful flower. A rose that blooms in autumn can mean a marriage. And you must remember the fairy tail of Sleeping Beauty. The bad queen pricked the beautiful, young princess with a thorn from a rose. She slept 100 years and a beautiful, young prince woke her up with a kiss. They married and they lived happily ever after. There exists a legend about how the rose got her thorns. The rose grew originally in the Garden of Eden and had no thorns. After the fall the rose got her thorns to remind people of their sin. Her beauty might been kept as memory of Paradise. In the antiquity Eros, the Greek God of Love, was represented as a fresh and rosy (color of roses), lively and cheerful boy with goldish hair (like the stamens). The arrows were like the thorns and his wings were like the petals of the rose. In beauty, shape and scent, the rose is outstanding and hence has become the most commonly used floral symbol in the West. Roses have symbolical meanings in classic and Christian art. For example Venus was associated with roses, symbolizing love and beauty, whereas Virgin Mary sometimes was called a « rose without thorns » because of her purity.
Material: 18K yellow gold - (precious metals)
Diamonds: One rose cut diamond. We do not have the weight of this diamond which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
Precious stones: Four seed pearls and one drop (or pear shaped) pearl - (precious stones)
Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and pearl for June. - (general birthstones explanation)
Hallmarks: No trace. - (general hallmarks info)
Condition: excellent condition - (our condition scale)
Dimensions: width centerpiece 3.34 cm (1.31 inch), circumference necklace 50.00 cm (19.69 inch)
Weight: 11.00 gram (7.07 dwt)

Reference Nº: 09073-3952

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